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2023-24 Youngstown State Men's Golf Roster

Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes
Robert Hayes

Cole Christman

Cole Christman

  • Year:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Boardman, Ohio
  • High School:
    Boardman
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Career Notes: Became just the third player in YSU history to be named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team multiple times, joining Nate Komsa and Brandon Pluchinsky…finished his career ranking tied for 12th in program history with 112 career rounds played…75.4 career scoring average ranks as the seventh-lowest mark by a Penguin since 2000.

2023-24 (Fifth Year): Participated in eight tournaments and 23 rounds…averaged a career-best 73.4 strokes per round while matching his career-low round of 67 on two occasions…finished tied for fifth at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round score of 218 (77-70-71)…named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team…73.4 scoring average ranks as the eighth-lowest single-season mark in program history…tied for 12th at the Highland Meadows Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 211 (73-67-71)…tied for 23rd at NKU's The Jewell with a three-round 219 (71-73-75)…tied for 24th at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational with a three-round score of 212 (70-75-67)…carded a two-round total of 147 (70-77) at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational…turned in a three-round 226 (74-79-73) at the Bucknell Invitational…recorded a three-round score of 225 (73-75-77) at the Virtues Intercollegiate.

2022-23 (Senior): Participated in eight tournaments and 23 rounds…averaged 77.4 strokes per round with a low round of 69…tied for 28th at the Valpo Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 226 (76-80-70)…tied for 39th at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round 237 (82-77-78)…recorded a three-round total of 226 (69-80-77) at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational… carded a three-round score of 227 (78-74-75) at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational…fired a three-round 223 (77-72-74) at the Bucknell Invitational…posted a three-round total of 234 (77-80-77) at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate…earned his fourth letter.

2021-22 (Junior): Participated in all 12 tournaments and 32 rounds…averaged 74.3 strokes per round with a career-low round of 67…earned three top-10 finishes and seven top-20 finishes…was YSU’s top finisher on two occasions…earned a career-best fourth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round score of 212 (72-69-71)…named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team…fourth-place finish was the highest by a Penguin at the league meet since 2011…became the first Penguin since 2015 to be named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team…tied for fifth at the Bucknell Invitational with a career-best three-round 208 (67-73-68)…performance is tied for the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history…tied for seventh at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational with a two-round 142 (71-71)…tied for 11th at the Towson Fall Invitational with a three-round 219 (74-73-72)…tied for 11th at NKU’s The Jewell with a two-round total of 147 (74-73)…tied for 16th at the Dayton Flyer Invitational with a three-round 219 (73-73-73)…tied for 19th at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational with a three-round 217 (73-71-73)…earned his third letter.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Participated in all six tournaments and 16 rounds…averaged 76.2 strokes per round with a low round of 69…earned two top-15 finishes and three in the top 25…recorded a three-round score of 235 (82-71-82) at the Jackrabbit Invitational…tied for 13th at the Battle at Rum Pointe with a two-round total of 148 (76-72)…tied for 22nd at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational with a two-round 155 (77-78)…tied for 34th at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate with a three-round 218 (77-69-72)…tied for 14th at the Wright State Invitational with a three-round 223 (73-74-76)…tied for 40th at the Horizon League Championships with a three-round total of 240 (79-78-83)…earned his second letter.

2019-20 (Freshman): Participated in all seven tournaments and 18 rounds…averaged 76.6 strokes per round and carded a low round of 69…scoring average was the lowest by a YSU freshman since 2012-13…tied for ninth at the George Mason Orlando Invitational with a three-round total of 227 (75-78-74)…fired a season-low three-round score of 220 (69-79-72) at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational…recorded a three-round 224 (71-77-76) at the Firestone Invitational…posted a three-round 231 (80-73-78) in his collegiate debut at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate…turned in a three-round 235 (80-79-76) at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational…carded a two-round 162 (85-77) at the Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Invitational...earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned First-Team All-AAC honors in each of his four seasons at Boardman High School...named AAC Player of the Year in each of his last two seasons...three-time state qualifier and three-time Greatest Golfer of the Valley champion...named First-Team All-Northeast Ohio on three occasions...member of the Golfweek Junior Tour Hall of Fame...won a Golfweek Junior Tour event at Avalon Lakes Golf and Country Club in Warren, Ohio, as a senior...finished ninth at the Hudson Junior Invitational...earned medalist honors at the Cardinal Classic in three straight seasons and at the Kiely Cup as a junior...earned medalist honors at sectionals as a freshman and at districts as both a sophomore and junior...twice qualified for the IMG Academy Junior World Championships in San Diego, Calif., earning one top-20 finish...posted a six-under-par 66 to earn medalist honors in the 16-18 age group at the South Dayton Qualifier for the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2017...victory secured him a spot in the national championship at PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Fla.

PERSONAL: Parents are Michael and Lee...has a sister (Paige)...major is business administration...recipient of the 2022-23 Gene D'Antonio and Alice Lipnicki D'Antonio Memorial Scholarship, the 2022-23 Dover Club Scholarship, the 2022-23 James and Margaret Cook Scholarship and the 2022-23 John, Eva (Jankovish), David and Donna Lynn Reves Scholarship.

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